I don't care if it is an orgy of death, there's still such a thing as a napkin.

Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Liese S. - Oct 12, 2011 8:17:51 pm PDT #1471 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

We have skunks too. For a while I thought there were some living under the deck. And we have mice and squirrels and regular rabbits and giant killer jackrabbits and foxes and coyotes and mule deer and antelope and ELK!


Liese S. - Oct 12, 2011 8:20:04 pm PDT #1472 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh yeah, and my nephew and his wife finally had their baby. I think she was, like, two weeks past her due date. She was supposed to be induced last night and the hospital had no bed for her. If the baby girl had held out another ten minutes, she'd have shared my sister-in-law's birthday.

So it's a happy night.


meara - Oct 12, 2011 8:37:17 pm PDT #1473 of 30001

Ugh. Day started bad (crazy nightmares about murdering someone and then freaking about getting caught), got ok (work, work, more work), got good (dinner with relatives--but ones I like and wish I could spend more time with!), and then bad again (possible drama with Atlanta girl). Sigh.

But tomorrow I meet up with Nonian and give her Trader joes goodies!


Strix - Oct 12, 2011 8:43:10 pm PDT #1474 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

My whole week has been Onerous Task Day with the garage sale prep. And my Getting Shit Done on Twitter was a masturbatory exercise. Oh, well - it made me step away from the Garage Sale Prep of Doom and I got an onerous e-mail written and 8 pages copyedited in a hour, even with Twittering.

Guys, it looks like a thrift store threw up in my house. The ex left SO MUCH STUFF. Granted, Dan and I are getting rid of some stuff of our, and my mom, dad and sister filled up my car with stuff for the garage sale (pre-laundered, thanks, family) but 85% of the stuff is leftovers from the ex. She never threw ANYTHING away. I've done 15 loads of laundry, maybe 2 of it my stuff, and 5 loads through the dishwasher, maybe 1/2 a load of it mine.

Tomorrow is a Garage Sale Prep Only day. Anything that's left after Saturday will be Freecycled for 1 day, and then I am packing it up and hauling it to Goodwill on Monday.

Only problem is this couch and two chairs that I'm not sure anyone would want to buy. I'm going to vacuum and Febreeze the hell out of them, and mark them for sale for $5 each. Hell, I'd PAY $5 each for someone to haul them away. I may put a sign up to this effect.


amyth - Oct 12, 2011 9:21:05 pm PDT #1475 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

msbelle, I'm so sorry. I wish things were better, and that you could be here more.


Amy - Oct 12, 2011 10:44:48 pm PDT #1476 of 30001
Because books.

I have to be happy for a minute because I had a Barb, Bev, Plei, Cass, and Jilli tonight, and the latter three got me drunk on delicious cocktails and chocolate and came up to my room, and now I'm very sad they're gone.

Later this week I get even more Buffistas. It's an embarrssment of riches.

I want to give everyone hugs and am sending all kinds of slightly drunk but very well-intentioned ~ma to everyone.


amyth - Oct 13, 2011 12:48:54 am PDT #1477 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Amy that is so awesome!!!!


Stephanie - Oct 13, 2011 12:57:59 am PDT #1478 of 30001
Trust my rage

I feel lucky myself. meara and I have breakfast plans in ...4 hours and then hopefully hanging out with Amy, Suzi, Nicole, and Theresa tomorrow!


§ ita § - Oct 13, 2011 1:12:45 am PDT #1479 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I am sad that I won't be in LA to see Amy when she's there. That's just unfortunate.

Okay, let me try going back to bed.


sarameg - Oct 13, 2011 1:36:21 am PDT #1480 of 30001

Coffee should not be this difficult. Stupid filter clogging samples. At this hour.